Search for a National Championship: The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (NCAA 10)

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Top 25 Polls
Schneider and the Rebels continue to shock the college football world.

COACHES'

RK	LW	NAME/VOTES	WINS	LOSSES	POINTS
1	1	Oklahoma (38)	11	0	1502
2	2	Florida (23)	11	0	1430
3	4	Virginia Tech	10	1	1094
4	5	Penn State	11	1	1066
5	6	Ole Miss	10	1	1039
6	7	USF	9	1	972
7	9	Cincinnati	9	1	894
8	10	USC	9	1	855
9	3	Oklahoma State	10	1	803
10	12	Texas	9	2	791
11	13	West Virginia	8	2	735
12	14	North Carolina	9	2	710
13	16	TCU	9	2	638
14	8	Virginia	9	2	596
15	17	Utah	9	2	591
16	18	Boise State	7	3	559
17	19	Northwestern	10	2	523
18	20	Notre Dame	9	2	488
19	---	Colorado	7	4	446
20	21	Pittsburgh	7	3	446
21	22	Rutgers	7	3	423
22	11	LSU	7	4	390
23	---	Clemson	7	4	386
24	23	Georgia	7	4	376
25	24	Auburn	8	3	349

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Big East Standings

RANK	TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA
1	Cincinnati	9-1	0.900	5-1	337	146
2	USF	9-1	0.900	5-1	371	191
3	West Virginia	8-2	0.800	4-1	287	144
4	Pittsburgh	7-3	0.700	3-2	260	168
5	Rutgers	7-3	0.700	2-3	351	211
6	Louisville	3-8	0.270	2-4	219	288
7	Connecticut	3-7	0.300	1-4	195	281
8	Syracuse	1-10	0.090	0-6	139	371

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Award Finalists
GROZA

RK	PLAYER	TEAM	YR
1	R. McKenzie	UF	SO
2	D. Dunbar	RU	SO
3	T. Everson	Pur	SO

Players Of The Week
BIG EAST

DEFENSE



SS FRESHMAN (RS) DAMON GRAVES
Last Game At SU W (40-25)
15 TKLS, INT

OFFENSE



WR SENIOR SAMSON HAWKINS
Last Game At SU W (40-25)
307 ALL-PURPOSE YDS, 2 TOTAL TD

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Bowl Projections

BOWL GAME	TEAMS	DATE/RESULT
PetroSun Independence Bowl	Rutgers vs Kansas State	12/28 - 8:00PM

BCS Rankings
The latest BCS rankings have Oklahoma playing for the national title.

BCS

RK	LW	TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	POINTS
1	1	Oklahoma	11	0	1.000
2	2	Florida	11	0	0.994
3	4	Virginia Tech	10	1	0.989
4	5	Penn State	11	1	0.981
5	6	Ole Miss	10	1	0.981
6	7	USF	9	1	0.964
7	8	USC	9	1	0.964
8	10	Texas	9	2	0.953
9	13	Cincinnati	9	1	0.947
10	3	Oklahoma State	10	1	0.946
11	11	West Virginia	8	2	0.942
12	14	North Carolina	9	2	0.916
13	16	TCU	9	2	0.911
14	9	Virginia	9	2	0.903
15	18	Notre Dame	9	2	0.896
16	19	Utah	9	2	0.895
17	17	Boise State	7	3	0.892
18	20	Northwestern	10	2	0.880
19	---	Colorado	7	4	0.875
20	22	Pittsburgh	7	3	0.856
21	21	Georgia	7	4	0.851
22	12	LSU	7	4	0.845
23	23	Auburn	8	3	0.836
24	24	Rutgers	7	3	0.831
25	---	Clemson	7	4	0.829

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Cakewalk?
Anything less than a blowout would be disappointing for Rutgers fans.

GAME PREVIEW - UL (3-8) VS #21 RU (7-3)

#21 RU 7-3 (2-3) VS UL 3-8 (2-4)

VISITING PROSPECTS - 15 TOTAL
#116 B. Freeman (ROLB) Orange, CT
#125 J. Muhammad (WR) Westminster, MD

RANKINGS	RU	UL
Overall Rating:	B	C+
Offense Rating:	B	B-
Defense Rating:	B+	C
Points per Game:	35.1 (#9)	19.9 (#103)
Total Offense:	3508 (#84)	3860 (#55)
Rush Offense:	1789 (#22)	1015 (#107)
Pass Offense:	1719 (#117)	2845 (#29)
Total Defense:	3088 (#14)	3596 (#50)
Rush Defense:	651 (#1)	1343 (#58)
Pass Defense:	2437 (#57)	2253 (#38)
Turnover Diff:	2 (#44)	-3 (#79)

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WEEK 13

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A Thin Win
Rutgers finds a way to win against Louisville.

GAME SUMMARY - UL (3-9) VS #21 RU (8-3)

#21 RU 8-3 (3-3) VS UL 3-9 (2-5)

	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT
RU	10	14	14	0	-	38
UL	7	14	0	14	-	35

FIRST QUARTER
6:24 TD UL: J. Joseph, 3 Yd pass from D. Baldwin (A. Valentine kick)
4:25 TD RU: E. Keyes, 7 Yd run (D. Dunbar kick)
2:18 FG RU: D. Dunbar, 50 Yd FG
SECOND QUARTER
7:56 TD UL: G. Harley, 5 Yd pass from D. Baldwin (A. Valentine kick)
6:18 TD RU: E. Keyes, 12 Yd run (D. Dunbar kick)
0:50 TD RU: S. Hawkins, 14 Yd pass from E. Hodge (D. Dunbar kick)
0:19 TD UL: W. Wilcox, 14 Yd pass from D. Baldwin (A. Valentine kick)
THIRD QUARTER
6:58 TD RU: A. Griffin, 15 Yd pass from E. Hodge (D. Dunbar kick)
1:31 TD RU: N. McFarland, 0 Yd pass from E. Hodge (D. Dunbar kick)
FOURTH QUARTER
2:45 TD UL: X. Fogie, returned fumble 37 Yds (A. Valentine kick)
2:35 TD UL: W. Wilcox, 64 Yd pass from D. Baldwin (A. Valentine kick)

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RUTGERS COMMITTED PLAYERS

PLAYER	POS	HT	WT	CAL	STATE
B. Cook	T	6'7"	329	3	FL